Bradley G. Safalow

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC (TCIM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC, ultimately owned by TIAA Board of Governors. TCIM provides investment management and certain administrative services necessary for the operation of the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), a diversified open-end registered investment management company that consists of eight accounts, that issues individual, group and tax-deferred variable annuity contracts.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Stern Value Management Ltd.. provides management consulting services. The firm advises clients in transaction, strategy, performance, and transformation. The company was founded by Joel M. Stern on November 1, 1982 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

Nutrition & Biosciences, Inc. manufactures and distributes food & beverages, dietary supplements, and pharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

American Chemical Society engages as a scientific society which supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Burlington Medical LLC manufactures radiation protective products. It offers x-ray aprons, leaded eyewear, apron racks, apron bags and lead barriers. The company is headquartered in Newport News, VA.

National Electronic Alloys, Inc. is a full-service operation that specializes in providing controlled expansion metal alloys, including kovar, molybdenum, invar 36, 42 alloy, hy mu 80, and stainless alloys. The company is based in Oakland, NJ and is an ISO 9001:2015 company. The company is home to the world's largest inventory of controlled expansion alloys and low expansion alloys. All products are DFARS compliant and are also in conformance with section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The company offers a large fleet of state-of-the-art precision slitting, shearing, and saw cutting machinery, and can provide material custom-sized to exact requirements with the tightest of dimension tolerances. The company's abundant machining capacity enables them to process orders quickly, and materials can be shipped in as little as 24 hours.

Arxada AG is a Swiss specialty chemicals company that offers consumer microbial control, industrial microbial control, and specialty product solutions. The company is based in Basel, CH, and has subsidiaries in the Netherlands, United States, and Thailand. The company provides a wide range of differentiated products for various end markets, including hygiene, home and personal care, wood protection, crop protection, and food, beverage, and water. Arxada has leading regulatory capabilities, IP expertise, and an established track record in the industry. C. Marc Doyle has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Walashek Industrial & Marine, Inc. provides marine propulsion boiler repair and maintenance services. It also offers general marine repair, boiler installation, piping systems, and chemical treatment services. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Tukwila, WA.

Fox Three Partners LLC (Fox Three Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Taylor Grant. The firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Environmental Law Institute provides legal services. The non-profit company is based in Washington.

American Society for Testing & Materials provides information infrastructure services. The firm develops voluntary codes & regulations for technical materials, products, systems and services. It offers services in areas such as petroleum, medical devices, consumer products and environmental assessment. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in West Conshohocken, PA.

LECG LLC provides financial services. The private company is based in Toronto, CA. and has subsidiaries in United States.

Twistlock, Inc. provides enterprise container security services. It offers Twistlock, a technology that enables developers and security operations teams to keep container-based applications safe; Twistlock Trust that scans images and registries to detect vulnerabilities in the code, as well as configuration errors; and Twistlock Runtime, an automatic, real-time active threat protection and policy enforcement for containerized applications. The company was founded by Ben Bernstein and Dima Stopel in 2015 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Arxada America LLC is a private company that partners with the pharmaceutical, biotech, and specialty ingredients markets to provide solutions that improve life quality by preventing illness, enabling healthier lifestyles, and supporting a safe environment. The company is based in Morristown, NJ. The company offers a systematic approach to tech transfers, manufacturing, and pre-approval inspection readiness to reliably take therapies to commercialization. The company was founded by C. Marc Doyle, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Burnt Island Ventures Management LLC (Burnt Island Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Thomas Ferguson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.